Exodus 12:8-11

That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire-head, legs and inner parts. Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it. This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD's Passover.

The whole idea here is to get ready to go. It's time to move on. Pharaoh's going to let you go. Be ready. Prepare the meal of the unleavened bread. We'll see this in the New Testament. Get all the sin out of the household. You don't have time for the bread to rise.

Go over to Luke 22. I know this is a big jump but I want you to see this. This is the night that Jesus is betrayed by Judas.

Luke 22:1-2

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

We just read why it's called, "the Feast of Unleavened Bread."

Luke 22:14-15

When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

Does everybody understand what "Passover" he's talking about? He's talking about the one back in Exodus that we just read about. We didn't read this, but God said back in Exodus, "You will do this forever. You're going to have this as a memorial to me."

Luke 22:16

For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God."

He was betrayed and crucified the next day. He's saying that this will not happen until the kingdom of God is fulfilled.

Luke 22:17-20

After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

We're not going to turn to it, but over in 1^st Corinthians, Jesus is referred to as our Passover Lamb. I want you to see the significance of the Passover back in Exodus. God is saying, "This is a type, a foreshadowing. This is what's going to happen to Christ." When you take the Lord's Communion next, you have to think about the Passover in Exodus. God instituted it. "Take the unblemished lamb and don't break any of its' bones." If you read it carefully, you see that it speaks volumes about Christ. This is what's coming in the future.

Do you all remember the study of "Rock" in the Old Testament? Do you remember the significance of "speak to the rock" the second time? God said, "This is a foreshadowing of what's to come." Here it is with the Passover. That is why He is so specific with the Passover: an unblemished lamb, spread blood on the doorposts, etc. What is our Passover now? We know it's the blood of Christ, but what is it that is "passed over" in our lives instead of the doorposts? Our sin. When God sees us, He doesn't see our sin anymore. He sees the blood of Christ. God "passes over" your sin. He doesn't see it. It's the same significance. Anytime you take the Lord's Communion, think about this. This was something that was described in the Old Testament and then brought to fruition in the New Testament. That's why in Luke, it says that it's a new covenant. It's a new agreement between God and man-a new way of dealing with us and having a relationship with us. He said, "I'm going to do it through Christ. That's the significance of the Passover.

Exodus 12:12-13

"On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn--both men and animals--and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt.

Now you should be able to describe to anyone, including a Jew, what their Passover means. You should be able to describe a Jewish Passover. You just read it.

The thing that I've been concentrating on out of Exodus was not just to get the people out of Egypt but also to judge Egypt. We're reading it again. He's saying, "I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD." We studied all of those gods.

Exodus 12:29-32

At midnight the LORD struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well. Pharaoh and all his officials and all the Egyptians got up during the night, and there was loud wailing in Egypt, for there was not a house without someone dead. During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested. Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. And also bless me." The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. "For otherwise," they said, "we will all die!"

"And also bless me." Pharaoh always threw that in. He always wanted that blessing.

We just got what the Egyptians thought of all this. What did they say? "Get out quickly or we're going to all die!" Do you think they've learned who God is? Remember. It's not just learning about God, but it's accepting Him and having a relationship with Him. Did the Egyptians have a relationship with Him? No, but they understood who He was. That's the way a lot of people are today. "I understand God. God is someone that people worship, sing about, pray about, etc." But they never personally accept Him saying, "He is a part of my life." That's the difference here. We are going to see that some Egyptians did accept Him.

Exodus 12:37

The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth. There were about six hundred thousand men on foot, besides women and children.

That's where they get the estimate that there were over two million Israelites. There are 600,000 men. Throw in some women and children. They extrapolate and say, "about 2 million." There was a bunch of people.

Exodus 12:38

Many other people went up with them, as well as large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

There's the "many other people." In other words, some of the Egyptians heard and saw all of this and chose to leave with the Israelites. We're going to see them pop up every now and then. We're going to see them come up all throughout Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. We're going to see the "others" who traveled with them. So some Egyptians heard it and said, "I think we want to go with these Israelites. I want to see who this God is and what He's all about."

I'm going to be skipping a lot but you should read it. I'm not skipping just to be skipping. You should read chapters 13 and 14.

Pharaoh came to his senses and said, "Hey, we let all these people go and that's not right. So go chase after them." Pharaoh and his army are chasing after the Israelites.

Exodus 14:10

As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

Here's one thing that I want you to start thinking about that we'll be looking at: I want you to think of the Israelite Nation as You. That's what we're going to be talking about for the rest of the Old Testament-God dealing with You/the people/the Israelite Nation. We're going to see how these people respond to God. We're going to see Moses responding to God but we'll also see the people responding to God. These are the people who came out of Egypt, out of slavery. God says, "I want to have a relationship with you." We're going to see that.

What is their reaction when they see the Egyptian army? "They were terrified and cried out to the LORD."

Exodus 14:11

They said to Moses, "Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

Listen to the wording. What is this called? Isn't that cynical, facetious, and sarcastic? "There weren't enough graves in Egypt so you brought us out here to die?"

Exodus 14:12

Didn't we say to you in Egypt, `Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!"

They were looking at dying, physically, and said, "No. I'd rather have slavery." Hold on. You're going to see yourself in a minute. Some of you already see it. You're going to see yourself-your acceptance of Christ and what you've done with it. Their "acceptance of Christ" will be their passing through the Red Sea. It's almost like a baptism. We don't see baptism as something that has a spiritual significance. This is symbolism for being baptized in Christ. We're going to see that Moses baptized the people of Israel when they passed through the Red Sea. This is very similar to what we experience by accepting Christ and being baptized. They're on the bubble here. They're about to see God work to deliver them from Egypt, from slavery, and from Pharaoh's army. This is their reaction.

Exodus 14:13

Moses answered the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.

Moses knows that something it going to happen. God will save the people and they're not going to see the Egyptians again.

Exodus 14:14

The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."

What do we do when we get terrified and fearful? We can't wait to tell someone else, can we? We've got to talk, "Oh, I'm so upset. You wouldn't believe what happened to me."

Moses tells the people to be still.

Exodus 14:15-16

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.

Don't miss that. It was not muddy ground. It was dry ground.

He told Moses to keep them moving. Don't stop. Keep them moving. They're approaching this sea. They're sandwiched between the Egyptian army and the Red Sea.

Exodus 14:17-18

I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. And I will gain glory through Pharaoh and all his army, through his chariots and his horsemen. The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots and his horsemen."

Don't miss this. Why is all of this happening? So God can gain glory! Have you ever seen that in here? God is doing all of this so that He might be recognized all throughout the world-that He might receive the glory. We always just look at it as "the army and the horses getting washed away because of His judgment." They are, but God is to receive glory. Everything that happens with the Israelite Nation is so that others might see the glory of God. Not them. Not you. It's all for the glory of God. That's what's happening here.

Exodus 14:19-20

Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel's army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them, coming between the armies of Egypt and Israel. Throughout the night the cloud brought darkness to the one side and light to the other side; so neither went near the other all night long.

Who is the "angel of God" or "angel of the LORD"? Jesus Christ. Do you all believe that? Yes. You all are convinced aren't you? You've been brainwashed. Ha! Ha! Let me throw something at you. Go back to chapter 13.

Exodus 13:21-22

By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.

Here we go again. Here is "the LORD", later on called, "the angel of God." I get to the point where I have to ask, "Who else could it be?" It's got to be the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ. But it gets even better than this if you read it.

So, here was Jesus Christ, preincarnate, the second part of the Trinity, with the people of Israel, protecting them. He's their protection and salvation.

Let's move on. The Israelites are saved. The sea washes out the Egyptian army. Moses sings a song.

Exodus 15:1-2

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: "I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea. The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.

It's a song. You all can sing it.

"I will sing unto the LORD for He has triumphed gloriously. The horse and the rider thrown into the sea."

It's a good song.

Exodus 15:11-13a

"Who among the gods is like you, O LORD? Who is like you-- majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? You stretched out your right hand and the earth swallowed them. "In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed.

Here is God's love in the Old Testament. Remember that God is trying to reveal Himself. "I want others to know who I am." Do you think He's revealing Himself now, more and more? Through acts that people can see. How are they responding? "You are awesome, majestic in holiness, working wonders! In your unfailing love..." Do you see how this is coming down now? What do the people of the Israelite Nation now have an opportunity to do? What do you have an opportunity to do? Follow Him. Learn more about Him. Understand that He is my protector. What one lesson should they learn from all that has happened with Pharaoh's army? What one lesson should you learn from this? He is so powerful. He'll take care of any of my enemies. He'll take care of anything. Would you have learned that lesson from this? I would think so. Do you understand that they have had a supernatural interaction with God? This is not some Egyptian god. This is the one, true God. You have to ask, "Well, what are they thinking now?" What is their next step? The next time they have a problem, how will they react?

Look at chapter 16. They are out in the wilderness. They have arrived at Mount Sinai. They've already complained about the water (at the end of chapter 15).

Exodus 16:2-3

In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death."

You all are going to get used to this, "If only..."

They are going to say this over and over.

Does this sound familiar? "What, there weren't enough graves in Egypt, so you brought us out here to die?" In Egypt they had slavery but what were they concerned about? Eating. They're saying that slavery would have been better than starving. Do you see that?

God gives them manna. It speaks volumes about Christ being the bread of life. In John He says, "I am the Bread of Life." Here's the bread of life they will live on for the next 40 years.

Exodus 16:19-20

Then Moses said to them, "No one is to keep any of it until morning." However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.

We're about to see what happens as a result of their disobedience. God has told the people through Moses what they are to do, "I'm going to send manna. You can collect just enough for that day. Don't collect any more." Realize the faith that that takes. You're out in the desert. You don't have any food. This miraculous God, whom you've seen do all these things, says, "I'm going to provide food for you called 'manna,' but you can only pick up enough for one day." What are most of you thinking? "Well, I'll slip just a couple of more in here for tomorrow, just in case." You're questioning His faithfulness. Right? Do you see that? Some were disobedient. What happened to the manna? It was full of maggots and ruined. You don't think God can take care of your daily needs. He can!!! And He does!!!!

Exodus 16:21-24

Each morning everyone gathered as much as he needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much--two omers for each person--and the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses. He said to them, "This is what the LORD commanded: `Tomorrow is to be a day of rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.'" So they saved it until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink or get maggots in it.

What happened? There's another miracle, isn't it? It's amazing! God said, "I'm going to teach you how to honor the Sabbath, the holy day. For every day of the week, you can only keep one-day's worth of manna, but on Friday, I want you to keep two and it won't rot." Isn't that amazing? Just think about that. That's amazing! But you have to be obedient. You have to do what God says.

Exodus 16:27

Nevertheless, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found none.

Always note when you come across words like, "Nevertheless."

Is this disobedience? Yes. Here is a command of God. God has told them what to do and they have to learn what obedience is. Obedience is doing things even when it doesn't seem like the right thing to do. Wouldn't you say that if you have a wife and six kids, you would want to pick up that second- or third-day's worth of food? God says, "No. I want to take care of you one day at a time." Is that not what Jesus said over in Matthew at the Sermon on the Mount? He said, "Don't worry about tomorrow. Just take care of today. That's all you need to be concerned about. Don't think anything about tomorrow. God is going to take care of tomorrow." It's the same concept. God is saying, "Just be obedient. Trust me for your nourishment-for everything you need-and I will provide it."

Exodus 16:28

Then the LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions?

God is saying, "Here is who I am. I am going to tell you what to do. Are you going to obey me?" This is the point. We're going to see, through the rest of the Old Testament, how people obey or disobey God and His commandments. When you are a Christian, what is God asking you to do? "Are you willing to obey my commands?" Not the Law, but the things that are in your heart? We're going to see that that's part of the new covenant. "Are you willing to do what I've asked you to do in your heart and be obedient as a Christian?" When I say "you," I mean you, as a Christian, compared to the Israelite Nation. Watch and see if you say some of the same things. "Well, I know that I'm a Christian but back before I became a Christian, I used to do this and I used to do that. It would have been better if I could still do those things." You'll see it.

Exodus 17:1-2

The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. So they quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water to drink." Moses replied, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the LORD to the test?"

We've already read this with the rock. Do you see what's happening again? They have another need: water. All of a sudden, they start grumbling, moaning, and complaining. Can't you hear them?

Exodus 17:4

Then Moses cried out to the LORD, "What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."

Poor Moses.

Exodus 18 talks about a visit from Moses' father-in-law, Jethro. That is another lesson entirely for another class at another time.

Exodus 19:3

Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain and said, "This is what you are to say to the house of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel:

Remember that "Jacob" is another name for "Israel." Jacob's name was changed to Israel. From his twelve kids came the twelve Tribes of Israel. That's why it is called the Israelite Nation.

Exodus 19:4

`You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.

This is God speaking. Isn't this great? This is God talking to you. You are a part of this Israelite Nation.

Exodus 19:5-8a

Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites." So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words the LORD had commanded him to speak. The people all responded together, "We will do everything the LORD has said."

Can you picture this? What do you say when you get right with God? Does this sound familiar? You have a mountain-top experience and you say, "God, I know exactly what I'm supposed to do for the rest of my life. I'm to praise you in everything that happens to me. If there's sickness or illness, I'm going to praise you." Three months later, there's sickness or illness and what do you do? "God, why'd you bring this to me? It would have been better if only... Nevertheless..." Do you get the point?

Exodus 20:1-7

And God spoke all these words: "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. "You shall have no other gods before me. "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand [generations] of those who love me and keep my commandments. "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

This is the Ten Commandments. If you ever wondered where they were, here they are.

You can study and read the Ten Commandments.

Chapters 20-23 are the "Book of the Covenant." God didn't just give them the Ten Commandments. He gave them a lot of other things. We only hear about the Ten Commandments, but He gave them a lot of other instructions. As a matter of fact, there are more words from God in Leviticus than in any other book of the Bible. And yet it's the last and least read book in the Bible. It's God's instructions. God is telling the people, "Here's what it's all about. Here's my relationship." I want you to see that God is getting very, very personal with the Israelite Nation. Would you agree? He is really involved with them just like the Holy Spirit is with us today.

Exodus 23:20

"See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

Who is that? Jesus. Does anybody doubt that it's Jesus?

Exodus 23:21

Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.

Does that get clearer? Do you all read that? Is it in your Bible? Who else could it be? Is "Name" capitalized in your Bible? What is it talking about there? It says, "my Name is in him." Could there be any doubt now? You have Michael, Gabriel, and all the other angels, but this one seems to be a little special-the angel of the Lord. I tend to believe that if they had been using the name "Jesus" back then, this would be Jesus, Christ, or Messiah. It's called "the angel of the Lord" because that's what Christ was doing at that time. Remember that Christ is not sitting on the sidelines during the Old Testament. In my opinion, He was active and busy throughout the Old Testament as part of the Trinity.

Exodus 23:22-26

If you listen carefully to what he says and do all that I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you. My angel will go ahead of you and bring you into the land of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites and Jebusites, and I will wipe them out. Do not bow down before their gods or worship them or follow their practices. You must demolish them and break their sacred stones to pieces. Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.

How does that sound? What a deal! What's missing? God is saying, "I'm going to give you everything-land, flowing with milk and honey, a full life span, no miscarriages, etc. Are you reading that? It's amazing what God is promising. Of course, He lives up to them but they don't live up to Him.

Exodus 24:3-4a

When Moses went and told the people all the LORD's words and laws, they responded with one voice, "Everything the LORD has said we will do." Moses then wrote down everything the LORD had said.

Exodus 24:7

Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, "We will do everything the LORD has said; we will obey."

What is the spiritual maturity of the people right now? Would you say it was high? I don't think it's been proven yet. Not really. We don't know but they sure are on a mountaintop right now, aren't they? They see God. God delivered them from this. They say, "Oh man, this is great! We will do everything that He says."

Exodus 25:1

The LORD said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give.

This is interesting. Don't miss this. Does this sound like the New Testament idea of giving? "Let him give cheerfully, freely, not under the Law, but as to your relationship with who I am as God." "Let me give as my heart tells me to give, not under the Law." I can't skip verses like that. We have such a wrong perception about the Old Testament at times. "It's all Law and stone and concrete and locked in." When you really read it, you read about the unfailing love of God, we read about freewill offering, etc.

Exodus 32:7-10

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, `These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.' "I have seen these people," the LORD said to Moses, "and they are a stiff-necked people. Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation."

Who said this to whom? God said that to Moses.

What has God just told Moses? "I'm going to get rid of them and start all over with you, Moses." Do you hear that? Here it is. God is saying, "I'm going to change everything that I have planned. I'm going to change it and start over with you, Moses." Just like with Noah-God started over with Noah. "Forget the rest of them. I'm going to start all over with Noah. Now I'm going to start all over with Moses."

But God knew the heart of Moses. Now we'll see Moses coming through. God already knew. He can't predestine, but He already knows.

Exodus 32:11a

But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God.

Moses is growing in his understanding of God. Do you see that?

Exodus 32:11b-12

"O LORD," he said, "why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, `It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people.

What is Moses doing to God? Common sense, logical reasoning, etc. Do you think God already knew this? God knew this. So what is He doing with Moses? "Are you there yet? Are you spiritually mature yet?" What did He do with Abraham? "Are you willing to sacrifice your son?" What's He doing with you? You say, "Well, I don't want to go through this." And God says, "But you don't understand. You won't grow spiritually until you do. You've got to go through this. You won't get to the other side until you go through this."

Exodus 32:13-14

Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: `I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.'" Then the LORD relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

God changed His mind because of what Moses said. It's still in line with everything God had purposed and planned, but here is Moses growing light years ahead.

Exodus 32:19-20

When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain. And he took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it.

I bet that was bitter.

Exodus 32:30-32

The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin." So Moses went back to the LORD and said, "Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. But now, please forgive their sin--but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written."

There's a little bit of Moses' playing the game here.

Now where is Moses, spiritually? He's already learned about eternity and the Book of Life. He's saying, "I'm going to sacrifice my eternity for the people." Does that sound like Christ? Absolutely!

Exodus 32:33-34

The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book. Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."

He does judge them later.